Top 10 world news: CBI rules out gangrape in Kolkata case; Russia-Ukraine war updates, and more
Top 10 world news
Mamata Banerjee, chief minister of the Indian state ofWest Bengal, where a junior doctor was raped and murdered earlier this month, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (Aug 22), urging him to enact stricter laws on sexual assault. In other news, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that Ukraine attempted to attack the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, located in the Russianregion near the border. This area experienced an incursion by Ukraineover two weeks ago.
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Kolkata horror: CBI rules out gangrape in Kolkata case
Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of West Bengal state, where a junior doctor was raped and murdered earlier this month, wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (Aug 22), urging him to enact stricter laws on sexual assault. The case is now being investigated by India’s premier agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), following an order by the Calcutta High Court.
Russia accuses Ukraine of attacking Kursk nuclear plant; Modi's message before Ukraine visit
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‘Pakistan eroded India's faith bit by bit’: Indian envoy defends putting Indus Waters Treaty in abeyance
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From trash to energy: Scientists turn plastic waste into Hydrogen fuel using a new technique - Here's how
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August 2025 movie release calendar: Toxic, Batwara 1947, Awarapan 2 and all big-ticket films hitting theatres
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The Royals enter the Doctor Who universe: King Charles and Queen Camilla beam into Commonwealth Games in TARDIS
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CJP's Abhijit Dipke speaks to protesting students in Jharkhand, extends support to their demands: Will he go to Ranchi?
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India avoids higher US tariff, secures lower 10% rate. Here's how
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Trump says Iranian school bombing photos could be AI-generated - 'I don’t think...'
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'Muslims should not befriend kaafirs': Pak Army DG says India-Afghan ties that of 'master-slave'
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'I was almost trafficked in Paris,' says Australian woman, shares terrifying ordeal - 'I am on the black market'
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Spain-Israel social media feud erupts after Ceuta migrant crisis: Why Israel is being linked
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Pakistan Broad Peak avalanche: Body of US's Mallory Geis identified; Nirmal Purja, 9 others remain missing
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At least 3 killed in mass shooting at Idaho restaurant, shocking video of gunman open firing with AR-style rifle surfaces
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Bomb-making note found at Ayodhya medical college, 1st-year student detained. Here’s all we know
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Iran-US talks to begin today after Trump halts 'biggest attack since World War 2'; Tehran dials Saudi, Pak
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'FIR not withdrawn' against Noida teen who 'abused' PM Modi despite apology, claims CJP
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Kangana Ranaut’s Gen Z U-Turn: Actress-MP wishes youth on Friendship Day after facing backlash over 'Generation Gutter' remark
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'Fifth-generation fighters': Can the S-400 shoot down an F-35?
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday (August 22) that Ukraine attempted to attack the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, located in the Russianregion near the border. This area experienced an incursion by Kyiv over two weeks ago.
Sicily yacht sinking: Bodies of all men, including UK tech tycoon Lynch, found
Bodies of all men missing after the Bayesian superyacht sank off the coast of Italy's Sicily have been found, including UK tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch, a coastguard official told news agency AFP on Thursday (Aug 22).
'Not an era of war': PM Modi repeats Ukraine peace pitch from Poland's Warsaw
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Thursday (Aug 22) in Warsaw that New Delhi was willing to offer any help to end the Ukraine conflict in consultation with friendly nations. He also reiterated that war can't be solution to any conflict and that diplomacy was the only way forward.
Delhi Police arrest 14, bust al-Qaeda-linked terror module across three states
Delhi Police busted an al-Qaeda-linked terror network and detained14 people from the states of Jharkhand, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh, PTI reported on Thursday (August 22).
US probes American contributors to Russian TV programmes; FBI raids properties
Ahead of the United Statespresidential election, American authorities are investigating some US citizens who had worked with or contributed to Russian state media, amid fears that Moscow's intelligence agencies are trying to muddy the waters of American politics through propaganda campaigns.
Cast From The Past: When Barack Obama's 2004 DNC speech propelled him to White House in 2008
Ten years after Hollywood Director Frank Darabont'sThe Shawshank Redemption(1994) redefined the meaning of 'hope' for the world — "hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies" — a 43-year-old Barack Obama turned up to sell the 'politics of hope' at 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston while endorsing John Kerry on the presidential ticket that year.
Why SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch’s ties with Blackstone warrant an investigation
Amid ongoing controversy between Hindenburg Research and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) chief Madhabi Puri Buch, the latter’s ties with US equity major Blackstone have also come under greater scrutiny. Experts are calling for an investigation over Buch’s alleged conflict of interest in all Blackstone-related matters as SEBI chairperson.
England vs India 2025: Lord’s, Manchester among five venues locked in
Two venues in London, one each in Manchester, Leeds, and Birmingham, will host the five Tests between England and India next summer, the BCCI confirmed in a social media post. Team India will begin their tour with the first Test at Headingley starting June 20, while Edgbaston, Lord’s, Old Trafford and the Oval will host the remaining four Tests, respectively.
Lionsgate apologises for false quotes in Coppola's Megalopolis trailer
Lionsgate pulled up its latest trailer for Francis Ford Coppola’s epicMegalopolis.TheMegalopolistrailer was problematic and raised a lot of doubts about the authenticity of the production.
